metadata/glsa/glsa-202009-15.xml


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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="202009-15">
  <title>libuv: Buffer overflow</title>
  <synopsis>A buffer overflow in libuv might allow remote attacker(s) to
    execute arbitrary code.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">libuv</product>
  <announced>2020-09-29</announced>
  <revised count="1">2020-09-29</revised>
  <bug>742890</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="dev-libs/libuv" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">1.39.0</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">1.39.0</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>libuv is a multi-platform support library with a focus on asynchronous
      I/O.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>libuv used an incorrect buffer size for paths, causing a buffer
      overflow.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
      privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>All libuv users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=dev-libs/libuv-1.39.0"
    </code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8252">CVE-2020-8252</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2020-09-23T13:49:20Z">sam_c</metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2020-09-29T18:05:50Z">sam_c</metadata>
</glsa>